You will all know the joke about Scotland being the only place where a double positive makes a negative? “Aye, right.” Said out loud in most parts of Scotland, we know what that means but it doesn’t travel well and is likely to confuse. Another phrase that got me...
Firstly, yes, this is a very long sub-tweet. As I have said before, Scottish Labour can continue on a path to recovery and relevance by supporting people’s aspirations and by reaching out to build as broad a coalition as possible. To do that we need to talk about...
After a Westminster election, The British Election Study (BES) can be invaluable in getting behind the punditry and perceived wisdoms to more fact-based lessons and analysis that political parties can use. In 2017, the BES found there was no “youthquake” in favour of...
Comrades, I have bad news. The electorate think Scottish Labour is out of touch and that the party arrogantly believes it is special and somehow morally superior to other political parties. You know why? Because we are out of touch and arrogantly believe we are...
It has been fantastic watching new Scottish Labour MSPs working so effectively since the election, both at Holyrood and in their communities. It has been equally heartening to see those same MSPs, and others in the group, being so heavily involved in issues that will...
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